Inching Along...

Remember this guy? I do...but the Inchworm wasn't the coolest. Not even close! The Big Wheel was the coolest, followed closely by the Green Machine. I remember when I was 5 years old and I got my first Big Wheel for Christmas. I think I had worn holes in the rear wheels within the first week from all the power-sliding. But I digress...

I am "inching" along with the quest. Today, I ordered my conversion kit (yay!) from Greasecar.com. I'm not sure exactly when it is supposed to be delivered but I am anxiously awaiting it's arrival. I think I will attempt to install everything by myself at first. I should realize fairly quickly if I am getting in over my head...after all, I'm no mechanic. I'm told it's a fairly easy process, though. Any of you reader(s) out there want to volunteer your assistance? Worst case, I will take it to the Merzola shop and get professional help.

On the collection front, I made some good progress today. As a little history, I used to work at Chic Fil A in high-school. I remembered that we used 100% peanut oil in the "henny penny"...that's what they called the fryers. You could always tell when the oil needed to be changed out because the chicken started to have a burnt taste/smell. So, on a whim today, I called the owner/operator of my neighborhood Chic Fil A and told him about my project and asked him what they do with their waste oil. Apparently, like most places, they empty their waste oil into a big container out by the dumpster. Every so often, some company comes by and empties the big container. Long story short, he said I was more than welcome to come get as much as I wanted. The only catch is that I have to figure out how to get it from the big container into my smaller, more portable containers. I guess now I'll be on the lookout for some sort of pump and hose to syphon the WVO. Hopefully, it will be the kind that allows me to turn a crank to get the flow started instead of the redneck way which is sucking on the hose...yuck!

So as I said, I am inching along, but progress is progress. I wish there was some way for me to get paid to do this stuff...hmmm, now there's a thought!